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Current epidemiological profile of the Mpox virus in Africa; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

BackgroundThe Mpox virus has caused two major outbreaks in the last three years. The first Mpox outbreak was in 2022,and it spread mainly in Europe and the Americas. The second …

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How to improve healthcare workersâ motivation to adopt and effectively utilize new technologies, such as smart paper technology, designed to improve data capture in their work environment; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Over the past five years, Mukono district has implemented smart paper technology(SPT) to improve data capture and reporting efficiency in health facilities, focusing on the ExpandedProgram on Immunization (EPI). …

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Interventions to Improve HPV Screening Rates in Mukono District; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection,incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infectedwomen and providing sample self-collection kits for convenience. …

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Strategies for reducing mortality due to motorcycle accidents; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The rise in morbidity and mortality from motorcycle-related injuries is concerning, especially with the increasing popularity of motorcycles for transportation. Despite this trend, the management of crash victims has …

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Understanding the Problem of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Maternal and perinatal mortality in Uganda remains a significant public health issue despite various healthcare interventions. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or …

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Why immunisation coverage is not recovering; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection, incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infected women and providing sample self-collection kits …

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Why vaccine coverage, which dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, is slow to recover, particularly in Kampala and Wakiso; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to the delivery of healthcare services,including routine immunization, leading to a sharp decline in vaccine coverage. In 2021, 25 million childrenmissed their …

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Enhancing youthsâ role in the mitigation of climate change effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
brief
Health Research

Background: The impacts of climate change on sexual and reproductive health include increases in GBV, strained access to SRH services resulting in unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases,among others. Furthermore, …

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Strategies to improve vaccination data capture in Ugandaâs health information management system; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: In Mukono District, Uganda, the issue of zero-dose childrenâthose who have notreceived any routine vaccinationsâarises from discrepancies, for instance, in populationdenominator data, delayed reporting through the Health Management Information …

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Zoonotic disease research in East Africa
Kemunto N, Mogoa E, Osoro E, Bitek A, Njenga MK, Thumbi SM
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe East African region is endemic with multiple zoonotic diseases and is one of the hotspots for emerging infectious zoonotic diseases with reported multiple outbreaks of epidemic diseases such as …

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The Spectrum of Tuberculosis Disease in an Urban Ugandan Community and Its Health Facilities
Nalutaaya A, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Kato-Maeda M, Kendall EA, Kitonsa PJ, Erisa KC, Mukiibi J, Nakasolya O, Isooba D and others...
2021
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background. New, sensitive diagnostic tests facilitate identification and investigation of milder forms of tuberculosis (TB) disease. We used community-based TB testing with the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay ("Ultra") to characterize …

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Cornual molar ectopic pregnancy: a case report with difficult management in poor resources settings
Kenfack Bruno, Sando Zacharie, Nganwa Grace, Che Ambe Gilbert, Nana Philip Njotan, Mboudou Emile
2012
Journal, Article
Health Research

Molar pregnancy is a rare entity and ectopic location of pregnancy in the uterine horn represents the least frequent site of implantation. This paper presents a rare case of molar …

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A snapshot of cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the new millennium
Kengne A.P., Mayosi B.M.
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Dolutegravir pharmacokinetics in patients receiving standard and higher doses of rifampicin
Musaazi J., Lamorde M., Dooley K.E., Denti P., Kengo A., Nabisere R., Gausi K., Buzibye A., Aarnoutse R., Sloan D.J. and others...
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Growing evidence suggests that higher doses of rifampicin (RIF) may improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. Higher RIF exposure may exacerbate drug-drug interactions with anti-retroviral therapy (ART). We aimed to …

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Passed the Age of Puberty: Organizational Networks as a Way to Get Things Done in the Health Field Comment on "Evaluating Global Health Partnerships: A Case Study of a Gavi HPV Vaccine Application Process in Uganda"
Kenis P
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

In this commentary I will demonstrate that the case study of Uganda's Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine application partnership provides an excellent example of widening our lens by evaluating the …

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Proxy measures of household food consumption for food security assessment and surveillance: comparison of the household dietary diversity and food consumption scores
Kennedy G, Berardo A, Papavero C, Horjus P, Ballard T, Dop M, Delbaere J, Brouwer ID
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objective: To provide an overview of the household dietary diversity score and the food consumption score, two indicators used for food security assessment and surveillance, and compare their performance in …

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Safer disclosure of HIV serostatus for women living with HIV who experience or fear violence: a systematic review
Baggaley R, Kennedy CE, Haberlen S, Amin A, Narasimhan M
2015
Journal, Article
Health Research

Introduction: Supporting individuals as they disclose their HIV serostatus may lead to a variety of individual and public health benefits. However, many women living with HIV are hesitant to disclose …

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Mediating antiretroviral treatment for HIV during COVID-19: lessons from implementation in Gomba District, Uganda
Kenneth Mulondo, Parker Warren
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

Initial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to …

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